Vehicle-wheel



c. MACBETH.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICA'HQN FILED NOV.14, 1919.

'Patented Jan.11,1921.

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1 smke mmm as i0 prove 'iisd spoke w'hch can b passes@ oween the so thm; by eleccing eiatve angular 'navement btween the spoke members and w le base. the outer parts of he spoke 'membefs can bs mused t0 E@ of fr against he inne? skes of the scnsa oie beyonet joint conn action between the rim end spoke members. in Fig. Li, the spoke members fi, .fr are entirely seperated and their inner parte e. they are rounded and heid between iiengesen e sleeve C end e. nut C which is tbreerieel en to the sleeve as shown. ri'he outer parte et the spoke membe s ere beiirlerl er rouruieri engege Witi stops on the inner surface oi the tire riin B, which stops may be spaced zipert es flescribeii in connection with the modification illustrated in Fig-s. 5 and (i 'for enabling the spoke members to be placed Within the stops ii es shown. At points spproxiineteiy midiwey between the rim :incl hub the opposing feces oi the inwardly fiisbecl spoke meinbers ere 'formed with abutting lugs or proby screwing up the nut C on the sleeve. C the spoke members being` restrained against movement by the seid ings or projections rig, il?, tend to straighten out and 'thus rsdizilly expend so es to secure the tire rim in position. This niethof of redini expansion may be used in enses where the outs` perlas are jeinerl by e. common, elly p( ,(m. enci the inner e -s sepsreteri. l rien the outer 'part oi the spoke members ere not connecterl by '.1 common `elly portion, the,1 tend to more outirzirrily in e irensverse direction during the radial expansion, stops or tiene-es B on the tire base or rim being arranged on the outside of the outer parts A. o?? the spo re members prevent any such transverse movement thereof.

As used in this specification. the terni in- Wnrdiy (lished spoke members is to be uncierstoo-:l referring` to the particular type of spoke members iilustrnte, nnmeiy,-tbat in which the convex surfaces of opposed sections are mijacent te each other.

"iii'hst claim and (lesire to secure by :Letters Patent ot' the United States is i. A metal vehicle wheel comprising, e hub. :i rim. and iim'urrlly (lished spoke inernbers extending between the hub mul rim sind adapted to be expended radially by pressure applied transversely or in :i line Asilbstzintizlly paralisi to the length of the wheel axis.

2. it metal vehicie wheel Comprising; a hub. s rim, inwardly ilished spoke members extending 'from the hub to the rim, mul means situated between the hub and rim for applying pressure to the spoke members,

whereby they will be expended radially.A

3. .fimetal vehicle wheel eon'xprisingrl zi hub, u rim` inwardly (lishefl spoke members posiiioneflL between the hub and rim, the peripheries of sziie'l spoke members being' slotted, and ineens for applying pressure but the bearing y transversely to the spoke members, whereby they will be expanded radiallyc si. metal vehicle Wheel comprisinge hub, e rim, having e plurality of ebutments on its inner surface, inwardly clisherl spoke members extending from the hub and bearing' against seid abutnients on the rim, end ineens for applying pressure to the spoke members to expsndthein radially.

5. metal. vehicle wheel comprising a hub, e rim, inwardly (lished spoke members extending from the hub ie the rim, and e plurality of screu7 members adapted to apply pressure transversely 'to the spoke members to expand them radially.

t3. metai vehicle Wheei comprising e hub, e rim. having e plurality of annulerly spaced abutments on its inner surface adjacent erich edge, oppositeiy (lished spoke members extending from the hub :incl beziring against seid sbutinents on the rim, the spoke members at each side ot e. central vertical piene through the wheel lying entirely et one sicle'of seid piene throughout their length, end ineens for applying pressure to the spoke members to expend them radially.

7. A merel rehieie wheel comprising e hub, :i rim. herring' e plurality of annpularly spaced ebutinents on its inner surface :icljecent erich edge, oppositely (lished'spolre members extending from the hub, the spoke members :it euch side of e central vertical plane through the wheel lying entirely et' one side of seid plane throughout their length und :ulapl'ed to be positioned to bear against seid ubutrnents by :i relative angular movement between seid members end the rim, and means for zipglying pressure to the spoke members to expand them radially.

8. ,fr metal vehicle wheel comprising :i hub, e rim iuiving two series of ennuiurly spaced ebui'ments on its inner surface, and spoke members extending from the hub to the rim between seid ubutnients thereon, und each comprising oppositely (lished side meinbers having their convex surfaces adjacent ezich other, seid spoke members und rim being relatively :uljustuble zingulzirly to position the spoke members between adjacent umtrnents or in slinement therewith.

9. metal vehicle wheel comprising e` hub.J n rim haring two series of nnnuhirly spaced nbutments on its inner surface, and inwardly (lished spoke members extending between the hub and rim und positioned to heer against said zibutmcnts, the spoke members et euch side of :i (zentral vertical plane through the wheel lying entirely ut one side of said plaine throughout' their. length.

' Cl'JLlN MACBETH. 

